I was planning to make these wonderful blondies sometime
this weekend anyhow. But my youngest
daughter and her best friend came over after school on Friday dying to do some
baking, so they made them instead.

I fell in love with this recipe the first time I
tried it. The brown butter, the
chocolate and the toffee flavor combined to make them really special. Liz’s original recipe, on the wonderful blog That Skinny Chick Can Bake, called for Heath bars. Since we can’t get those in Canada, I substituted Skor bars.
Either way, they’re fantastic – one of the best new recipes I’ve tried recently.

Maybe you’ve noticed that I haven’t been posting as many
recipes for sweets lately. There are a
few reasons for that, but one is that my husband is trying to stay away from
desserts, and I’m attempting to make that easier by not baking too often. But he’s out of town this weekend and we took
full advantage by making these blondies.
Andrew, if you’re reading this from Florida, I promise these will be
gone by the time you get back home.

To brown the butter, melt it in saucepan over medium heat and continue
cooking, swirling pan occasionally, till it just turns brown and smells nutty.

Combine brown butter and brown sugar. Beat for a couple of minutes until well
combined, then add egg and beat until batter is smooth. Mix in vanilla. Mix in flour, salt and baking soda and stir
until just combined. Fold in Skor bar
chunks and chocolate chips. Bake for 20
– 25 minutes. Cool, then cut into bars
to serve.

I saved that recipe too, Beth. It's a winner. Browned butter gives everything such a lovely nutty taste and it sure works here. I try to make things like this when I have to take something to a party or for club meetings etc. That way, they don't all end up in my mouth! :)

I totally understand why you don't bake sweet too often when you hubby is trying to cut down on dessert. :) I tend to make recipes that he doesn't like (but the rest of the family loves) whenever he's on business trip! lol shh.....